Sauti Sol’s Bien defends Koffi Olomide’s Kes 23 million performance fee in Kakamega

Koffi Olomide’s performance fee and the July 2016 incident sparked a hot debate ever since Kenyans learnt that he was returning to the country.

For starters, Koffi was deported aboard Kenya Airways flight KQ554 to Kinshasa at 11:30am in July 2016 after he assaulted one of his female dancers at JKIA.

The Congolese musician however returned to Kenya two years after the incident. Devolution Conference in Kakamega is what brought Koffi back.

Also read: Governors ultimately return Koffi Olomide to Kenya after his dramatic deportation at JKIA

Performance fee

Koffi sparked uproar when unconfirmed reports indicated that Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya was paying him Kes 23 million to perform.

Sauti Sol’s Bien however defended  Koffi Olomide’s 23 million performance fee. He argues that the Lingala maestro is a cross generation musician who deserves the 23 million price tag.

“Good for Koffi this man has 20 albums. Koffi has done everything we have never done including entertaining three generations. Koffi deserves that kind of money,” says Bien.